Global Church News
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New bill would take controversial birth control coils off the market
Nov 06, 2015
A Philadelphia congressman is sponsoring a bill that would pull an FDA-approved birth control device, Essure, off the market.
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Cardinal Rodriguez: Rich countries have responsibilities to protect poor from environment
Nov 05, 2015
People in rich countries share responsibility with the rest of the world to protect the earth from environmental destruction and assist poor communities in escaping poverty, a cardinal who is a chief adviser to the pope said.
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Cardinal Nichols: Britain must do more to welcome refugees
Nov 05, 2015
The UK and the rest of Europe need to do more to welcome refugees, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has said.
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Church attacks in India were petty crimes, not communal: RSS
Nov 05, 2015
Armed with what it claims to be an objective report, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) has decided to go aggressive on "vilification campaign" against it for stoking communal fire in the country.
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Proposed Vietnam religion law draws ire
Nov 05, 2015
A group of 27 civil society organizations have called on Vietnam to edit a controversial draft law on religion, saying it is wide open to abuse.
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Say no to ivory, Philippine clergy told
Nov 05, 2015
The head of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines has issued a directive to the country's bishops and clergy to stop using new statues and images made of ivory as objects of veneration in churches.
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Killing people is not compassion – religious leaders unite against assisted suicide
Nov 05, 2015
As Canada moves toward legalizing assisted suicide, Catholic bishops and a large Protestant coalition – along with Jewish and Muslim leaders – have joined together to reaffirm the need to help the suffering without killing them.
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Dominicans 800th anniversary ceremony open this week
Nov 04, 2015
The Order of Preachers (OP) in the Philippines invites the faithful to witness the solemn opening ceremony of its Jubilee Year on Nov. 7, Saturday, 5:30 p.m.
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Catholic Church strongly condemns murder of secular intellectuals
Nov 04, 2015
The Catholic Church of Bangladesh harshly condemns the murder of a progressive publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan and the continued attacks on bloggers and secular intellectuals who are being targeted by Islamic fundamentalists for their democratic ideas.
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Pope: Women’s right to maternity leave must be protected
Nov 04, 2015
Businesses are called to promote harmony between work and family for their employees, especially for women with children or who are starting families,
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Sunday Reflection
Penitence; Do it now!
Stay Awake! “Watch and pray constantly; Make ready the way of the Lord; Blameless when Jesus comes; Arise Jerusalem these are some of the words that we hear during the season of Advent.
